The ninth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League is all set to light up the monsoon months, starting June 5 and running through to July 6. With eight teams in the mix and four venues locked in, fans can expect another rollercoaster season of local cricketing rivalries, rising talents, and high-stakes matchups.
Last year’s champions Dindigul Dragons, led by Ravichandran Ashwin, will kick off the season against Lyca Kovai Kings, who are still nursing the wounds of their loss in the 2024 final. With Shahrukh Khan captaining the Kings, the opening clash promises fireworks right from the start.
All eyes will be on the Dragons to see if they can maintain their winning run, while the Kings will be out for revenge. The action begins at the Sri Ramakrishna College Ground in Coimbatore.
Captains of TNPL 2025:
- Dindigul Dragons: Ravichandran Ashwin
- Lyca Kovai Kings: Shahrukh Khan
- Nellai Royal Kings: Arun Karthik
- Chepauk Super Gillies: Baba Aparajith
- IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans: R Sai Kishore
- SKM Salem Spartans: Shijit Chandran
- Siechem Madurai Panthers: C Hari Nishaanth
- Trichy Grand Cholas: Antony Dhas
Venues for Tamil Nadu Premier League 9:
- SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore
- Salem Cricket Foundation Ground, Salem
- Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli
- NPR College Ground, Dindigul (Hosts for Qualifiers, Eliminator and Final)
Format: Round-robin stage followed by Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2, and the grand finale.
Key Dates:
Season Opener: June 5 – Dindigul Dragons vs Lyca Kovai Kings
Final: July 6 – NPR College Ground, Dindigul
Match Timings:
Most matches begin at 7:15 PM IST.
Weekend doubleheaders include 3:15 PM IST afternoon games.
Tamil Nadu Premier League Teams Squads
Dindigul Dragons:
Atul Maruti Vitkar, Baba Indrajith, Chandrasekar DT, Dinesh H, Hunny, Jayant RK, Karthik Saran M, Maan K Bafna, Periyasamy G, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Viju Arul M, and Vimal Khumar R.
Lyca Koval Kings:
Aaditya B, Ambrish RS, Andre Siddarth C, Bhuvaneswaran P, Divakar R, Guru Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Kabilan N, Lokeshwar S, Madhava Prasad KTA, Rohit R, Sachin B, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Siddharth M, Vidyuth P, Vishal Vaidhya K.
Chepauk Super Gillies:
Aashiq K, Abhishek Tanwar, Akram Khan M, Arjun P Murthy, Aushik Srinivas R, Babar Aparajith, Dinesh Raj S, Jagadeesan N, Kirubakar R, Lokesh Raj TD, Mokit Hariharan RS, Prem Kumar J, Rajan R, Rohith Suthar S, Sachin B, Silambarasan M, Swapnil K Singh, Vijay Shankar.
IDream Tirrupur Tamizhans:
Achyuth CV, Amith Sathvik VP, Anovankar V, Daryl S. Ferrario, Esakkimuthu A., Mathivanam M., Mohamed Ali S., Mohan Prasath S., Natrajan T., Prabanjan S., Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Pranav Raghvendra RD, Radhakrishnan, Rajkumar K., Sai Kishore, Sasidev U., Silambarasan R., Surya B., and Tushar Raheja.
Nellai Royal Kings:
Ajay K. Krishnan, Ajitesh G., Arun Bala Yoghi A., Arun Karthick K.B., Athish S.R., Emmaniel Cherian B., Harish N.S., Muhammed Adnan Khan, Nirmal Kumar P., , Rithik Easwaran, Rocky B., Rohan J., Sachin Rathi, Santhosh Kumar D., Vijaya Kumar S., and Yudheeswaran V.
Trichy Grand Cholas:
Antony Dhas, Arya Yohan, Athisiyaraj Davidson, Easwaran K, Ganesh Moorthi, Jafar Jamal, Kousik J, Mukilesh U, Rajkumar R, Rejin J, Sanjay Yadav, Saravana Kumar, Selva Kumaran, Sujay S, Suresh Kumar, Vinod SP, Waseem Ahmed, and Washington Sundar
Siechem Madurai Panthers:
Ajay Chetan J, Atheeq Ur Rahman, Ayush M, Chaturved NS, Ganesh S, C. Hari Nishaanth, Gowtham Thamarai Kannan, Gurjapneet Singh, Murugan Ashwin, Rajalingam S, Ram Anirudh R, Sanjeev Kumar V, Sarath Kumar C, Saravanan P, Shankar Ganesh S, Shyam Sundar, Surya Anand S, Vignesh Puthur.
Salem Spartans:
Abishek S, Ajith Ram, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, Eswar M, Gowri Sankar J, , Harish Kumar S, Kavin R, Karthick Manikandan VS, Mohammed M, Nidhish S Rajagopal, Pavithran R, Poiyamozhi M, Rahil Shah, Rahul D, Sudhan S Kandepan, Sunny Sandhu, Vivek R, and Yaz Arun Mozhi.
Squads Sneak Peek:
Dindigul Dragons have a balanced mix of experience and young talent with names like Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Singh, and Ashwin himself.
Lyca Kovai Kings feature stars such as Sai Sudharsan and Shahrukh Khan, along with a promising bunch of domestic players.
Chepauk Super Gillies are banking on the all-round prowess of Baba Aparajith and Vijay Shankar.
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans have roped in the versatile R Sai Kishore and all-rounder Daryl Ferrario.
Top 5 Buys at The TNPL Player Auction 2025
- Mohammed M (18.4 lakh) - Salem Spartans
- Vijay Shankar (18 lakh)- Chepauk Super Gillies
- Mukilesh U (17.6 lakh) - Trichy Grand Cholans
- Suresh Kumar J (16.1 lakh) - Trichy Grand Cholans
- Hari Nishant (12 lakh) - Salem Spartans
